Posted by admin on February 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Warmer weather and longer days in the UK are a signal that many migratory birds are about to return from their winter residences.
Once more the British Trust for Ornithology is organising National nest box week in a hope that everyone will make a home for birds, both resident and migratory.
This year is the International Year [...]
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Posted by admin on October 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment
With the autumn season well under way, join the BBC Autumnwatch team, as they take a closer look at the nature around us.
Kate Humble, Chris Packham, Simon King and Gordon Buchanan travel around Britain in a new look programme spanning eight weeks on BBC2.
View Gordon’s high seas video diary, as he goes to film in [...]
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Posted by admin on July 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment
For the first time in more than 30 years, hundreds of threatened Sandwich terns have settled to nest at RSPB Minsmere nature reserve, on the Suffolk coast, joining record numbers of gulls to provide a spectacular sight and sound for visitors.
It is not known why the terns have suddenly returned to Minsmere, but as they [...]
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Posted by admin on June 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
This year for Springwatch I’m investigating the great seabird mystery: why are some colonies doing fine while others are in crisis?
With some of the world’s biggest and best colonies found on our coastlines, Britain is internationally important for seabirds. 90% of the world’s Manx shearwaters, 68% of the world’s northern gannets, and 60% of the [...]
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